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Upper Ferntree Gully railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Upper Ferntree Gully, and opened on 4 December 1889.[1]

Upper Ferntree Gully
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view in July 2021
General information
Other names	Upper Fern Tree Gully
Location	Burwood Highway, Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156 City of Knox Australia
Coordinates	37°53′34″S 145°18′27″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Belgrave
Distance	37.66 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	170
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	UFG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 December 1889; 132 years ago (1889-12-04)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1925)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Ferntree Gully towards Flinders Street Belgrave line Upwey towards Belgrave Ferntree Gully towards Ringwood Belgrave line Shuttle services
Track layout Legend to Ferntree Gully Hill Top Road 1 2 to Upwey

A few services each day originate and terminate at Upper Ferntree Gully. The trains are stabled overnight in six of the seven sidings opposite the station.

History

Upper Ferntree Gully station opened on 4 December 1889. After December 1900, it became the break-of-gauge station between the broad gauge used in most of Victoria, and the narrow gauge Gembrook line (now the Puffing Billy Railway), one of the five narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways. The narrow gauge line was closed in 1954, but the line as far as Belgrave was rebuilt as a broad gauge electrified railway, which opened on 18 February 1962.[1]

The current island platform and stabling sidings were provided in 1960.[1] In 1964, a signal panel was installed at the station. It controls the single-track line between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave stations. The station also monitors, via closed circuit television, all stations from Heathmont to Belgrave, and answers emergency calls from those stations.

On 4 August 1975, the name of the station was altered slightly to Upper Fern Tree Gully,[2] although in more recent times most references have reverted to the original name. In 1978, a siding and a number of points and dwarf signals at the station were abolished.[1]

In 1985, boom barriers were provided at the Hilltop Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction from the station.[2] Upper Ferntree Gully was upgraded to a Premium Station on 2 July 1996.[3]

Platforms and services

Upper Ferntree Gully has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[4]

Platform 1:

•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Ringwood

Platform 2:

•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Belgrave

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Upper Ferntree Gully station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  688 : to Croydon station[5]
•  693 : Belgrave station – Oakleigh station[6]
•  732 : to Box Hill station[7]

References

External links

• Media related to Upper Ferntree Gully railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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